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Willie Veasy Celebrates Thanksgiving at Home After 27 Years Behind Bars
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Willie Veasy Celebrates Thanksgiving at Home After 27 Years Behind Bars

Willie Veasy celebrated this Thanksgiving at home with his family. Until last month Veasy spent decades in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The NBC10 Investigators have been following his story and we’ve checked in with Veasy to see how he’s doing.

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